Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of checks for barangay projects worth a total of P5.7 million on Tuesday. The beneficiaries were barangays Abo-abo, Murcia; barangays XXI, XVI and XX in Victorias City; Brgy. Zone 1, Talisay City; Brgy. Patag, Silay City; barangays Pacol, Bayabas, Central Tabao, and Guintorilan in Valladolid; Brgy. …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Penalty awaits videoke ordinance violators
A fine of P2,000 or corresponding imprisonment or both, at the discretion of the court, await any person found violating the provisions of Iloilo City’s Regulation Ordinance 2020-109 which regulates unnecessary noise. The new measure prohibits the use and operation of sound systems, videoke and karaoke systems, videoke and karaoke machines, loud audio/sound systems and …
When the legitimate becomes immoral
We have to be careful with this possibility that, sad to say, has become rampant nowadays. It cannot be denied that we are aware of the many blessings we have, and the many rights of our human condition. We have all kinds of talents, we have intelligence and freedom, and varying degrees of wealth, resources, …
Upgrading our public libraries for the next normal
Education has always been an important aspect of Filipino culture. How many times have we heard that a good education is the most important inheritance parents can give to their children? But now, in the Next Normal that COVID-19 has brought, education as we know it has become problematic. As of early October, when classes …
When succession ends in tragedy
The leadership future had been planned and everything was looking good for ABC company when tragedy struck. JR (not his real name), the heir apparent, was killed in a vehicular accident while surveying sites for a possible manufacturing plant. ABC company is a family enterprise with marketing presence in several countries in the Asia-Pacific region. …
Ex-Tay Tung setter Sotomil: Playing for UP ‘one of a kind’
By Adrian Stewart Co Being recruited to play for the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons’ women’s volleyball team three years ago was one of a kind feeling for Ilongga setter Marianne Sotomil. The Pavia, Iloilo-native admitted that it was her dream to set foot for any University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) …
Bacolodnon Zapata nets silver in online taekwondo tourney
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon Julienne Beatriz Zapata captured a silver medal during the 2020 Smart/MVPSF Online National Taekwondo Carlos Palanca Jr. Championship held recently. Zapata, a standout from the Bacolod City-based Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers New Gen stable, netted the runner up finish for her impressive showing in the grade school female category. Zapata, who …
Campaign for 2021 biz registrations slated in 9 malls
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has announced that the Business Permits and License Office (BPLO) will hold a mall campaign called “BPLO On-The-Go” to help business people prepare ahead for the processing of their 2021 business permits. “Our policy is to make it easy and convenient for businesses to deal with the city government so that we …
Sicaba River up for rehab
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sicaba River will finally get an uplift after a collaboration to rehabilitate its physical and environmental state was reached between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 6 (DENR-6) and Victorias Milling Company, Inc. (VMC). Sicaba River is a tributary that crosses through the local government units of …
Loud sounds, videoke banned during class hours in Iloilo City
Iloilo City’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) issued an ordinance banning unnecessary and distracting sounds during class hours. On Tuesday, the SP passed on third and final reading the ordinance that prohibits the playing of sound systems and conducting of karaoke and videoke sessions and other distracting sounds from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday. …